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1. Alternative feedstock options for thailand. click here to read. 
   1. Present current status and future options for alternative feedstocks (or feed-stock) for fuels and petrochemicals;alternatives to oil, coal,natural gas, bio-based, solar, wind, geothermal, thailand alternative feedstocks.
2. ABC's of bankruptcies and their impact on employees and stock holders - the context of petrochemicals and plastics.Click here to read. 
   1. General introduction to bankruptcies in the context of petrochemical industry and their impact on employees and stockholders.
3. INDIAN DOWNSTREAM PETROCHEMICALS - OPPORTUNITIES & PARTICIPATION OPTIONS. Click here to read.
   1. The main objective of the article is to focus on the future opportunities in Indian petrochemicals and plastics and participation options for the Global players. It also presents the current progress in India as a precursor to the future and current and future direction of cracker and downstream petrochemical products.
4. POLYOLEFIN INDUSTRY TRENDS AND FUTURE IMPACTS. Click here to read.
   1. This article outlines the major trends in the polyolefin industry; polyolefin mergers and acquisitions and its impact on markets, industry structure and innovation.
5. THE POLYOLEFIN CONVERTING INDUSTRY IN THAILAND. Click here to read.
   1. This article gives an overview of the Polymer (polyethylene, PVC, polypropylene, polystyrene) Economic outlook; demand and supply; finished product export outlook and Future trends in Thailand.
6. Strategic Options For Commodity Chemical Producers in Transition to Specialty Markets. Click here to read.
   1. The article ties together the common threads and exposes the differences between specialty and commodity chemical businesses. The main specific features of these two sectors in this analysis are product ;process ;marketing and strategic planning. It also focuses on how these features change from commodity to specialty areas.
7. UPCOMING RECESSION - GLOBAL PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY RESPONSE. Click here to read.
   1. The overall objective is to analyze the current situation, general impact and future direction of some of the following events of 2009 1. The US financial crisis 2. China Demand Slowdown 3. Global Excess Capacity in chemical industry - down cycle 4. Low Oil Prices. This article looks at the impact of these events regionally, by organization type and provide some strategic options.
8. Bio Plastics and Chemicals for Global Sustainability. Click here to read.
   1. The overall objective is to analyze the current situation, general impact and future direction of some of the following events of 2009 1. The US financial crisis 2. China Demand Slowdown 3. Global Excess Capacity in chemical industry - down cycle 4. Low Oil Prices. This article looks at the impact of these events regionally, by organization type and provide some strategic options.
9. E-COMMERCE IN POLYOLEFINS. Click here to read.
   1. This presentation analyzes the e-commerce status and basic tenets in the polyolefin industry.
10. Polypropylene Opportunities in Clarity, Impact and Thermoforming Applications. Click here to read
    1. This presentation focuses on a comparison of Polypropylene and Polystyrene and Polypropylene opportunities and potential.
11. THE ROLE OF TPEs IN THE FLEXIBLE POLYMER INDUSTRY. Click here to read.
    1. This presentation discusses flexible polymers - definition, families and their end uses. It also presents the role of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in flexible polymers.
12. SPECIALTY/ VALUE ADDED POLYOLEFINS -PERPARING FOR THE UPCOMING GLOBAL RACE. Click here to read.
    1. The objective of this article is to present the concept of "Value" as it relates to polyolefins; discuss the available polyolefins in terms of specialities versus commodities; value addition process for different types of products.
13. The Saudi Arabian Economy Policies, Achievements and Challenges - FlexPO 2006, by Dr. Balaji Singh. Click here to read.
    1. This presentation discusses the Saudi Arabian Economy, policies, petrochemicals historical developments and saudi arabian downstream petrochemicals industry drivers.
14. THE CHINESE POLYOLEFIN INDUSTRY. Click here to read.
    1. This article presents an overview of the chinese polyolefin industry including construction, agriculture and packaging. It also talks about the current market status and forecasts.
15. DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC to be DISSOLVED - Death of a Dream! - CMR, Inc. Analysis.  Click here to read.
    1. The main focus of this article is not so much to discuss Dupont Dow's performance; present the legacy of Dupont Dow Elastomers LLC as a could-have-been ideal elastomers company; the impact of the transaction on the future direction of the global elastomer industry.
16. Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Petrochemicals - CMR, Inc. Analysis.  Click here to read.
    1. This presents an overview of the petrochemical facilities which were affected by katrina; status of the current plants and possible ramifications.
17. Polyolefins Technology Licensing - CMR, Inc. Analysis. Click here to read.
    1. Presents the current status of the polyolefin licensing (both PE and PP);describe the licensing philosophy of the major polyolefin organizations;major steps in the polyolefin licensing process;and how the potential licensees select a license in polyolefins.
18. University Industry RESEARCH COOPERATION BAY-Dohle ACT - Issues CMR Inc Analysis. Click here to read.
19. Chinese Chemical Industry - CMR, Inc. Analysis. Click here to read.
    1. China's Chemical Industry Overview and Petrochemical Structure and impact on chemical industry; Overview on Sinopec Corp.
20. Decade of PVC Influenced Polyolefin Activities - CMR, Inc. Analysis. Click here to read.
    1. This article outlines the status of the intermaterial competition of palstics versus paper, glass, Aluminium and wood; intermaterial substitution in plastics;PVC and polyolefins similarities and differences and the future direction of polyolefins.
21. Ecommerce In Polyolefins Fact vs. Fiction - CMR,  Inc. Analysis. Click here to read.
    1. The objective of this paper/presentation is to present an overview of the current status and future direction of the e-Commerce in plastics and some lessons based on related industries.
22. North American Custom Chemical Opportunities - CMR, Inc. Presentation. Click here to read.
    1. Presents definition of custom manufacturing; market overview of custom manufacturing in the US; An indepth look into the fine and pharmaceutical base chemicals; market trends and outlook; Suppliers of custom manufacturing; profile of a successful custom manufacturer.
23. PVC Issues & Opportunities CMR Inc Analysis. Click here to read.
    1. Environmental issues related to PVC stem from vinyl chloride (VCM); 2. Use of plasticizers and their subsequent migration in end-use applications3. Presence of heavy metals in the final PVC compounds4. Incineration and disposal of PVC goods.5. PVC’s relation to the whole chlorine issues; heavy metals; incineration and disposal;Chlorine issues; organizational responses to public organization issues- greenpeace;PVC industry response; non pvc plastic industry response; Why Is Flexible PVC Attractive to Alternative Material Developers?Attractiveness/Vulnerability of PVC Flexible Applications.
24. Status of Low Pressure Polyethylene - LDPE PROCESS Technology Licensing CMR, Inc. Analysis. Click here to read.  
    1. Introduction; status of the most popular low-pressure process technology used to produce linear polyethylene, including a description of the process technology, process capabilities, regional capacity breakdown, and current licensing trends: process technologies like solution;slurry; gas phase;
25. ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS For the Petrochemical Industry Status & Future. Click here to read.
    1. Status of current petrochemical feedstocks; overview of alternative petrochemical feedstocks; Coal, natural gas and biomass - status and future.